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Жесткая посадка летающей тарелки в пустыне Юта

Вс, Ноябрь 04, 2018 - 7:30

В 2004 году в пустыне Юта разбилась при приземлении летающая тарелка из космического пространства. Перед этим она была обнаружена..

Flying Saucer Crash Lands in Utah Desert

Вс, Ноябрь 04, 2018 - 6:30

A flying saucer from outer space crash-landed in the Utah desert after being tracked by radar and chased by helicopters. The year was 2004, and no space aliens were involved. The saucer, pictured here...

Lunar LOVE

Сб, Ноябрь 03, 2018 - 7:30

A more creative search by a group of amateur astronomers in the Ehime Prefecture of Shikoku Island, Japan has found lunar L-O-V-E. Their secret was an examination of this sharp image of the First Quarter Moon.

Астрономическая неделя с 5 по 11 ноября 2018 года

Пт, Ноябрь 02, 2018 - 7:34

На данной неделе 5 ноября Луна (Ф= 0,04-) пройдет севернее Спики, 6 ноября Меркурий достигнет максимальной вечерней (восточной) элонгации 23..

Cygnus Shell Supernova Remnant W63

Пт, Ноябрь 02, 2018 - 7:30

The ghost of a long-dead star, the W63 supernova remnant shines like a faint cosmic smoke-ring along the plane of the Milky Way galaxy toward the northern constellation Cygnus the swan. Its wraithlike appearance is traced against the

Hayabusa2 Ascends from Asteroid Ryugu

Чт, Ноябрь 01, 2018 - 6:30

Will spacecraft Hayabusa2 be able to land safely on asteroid Ryugu? Since arriving in June, pictures show that the surface of kilometer-sized Ryugu is covered with boulders, so that finding a flat enough area for the bus-sized spacecraft..

R Leporis: A Vampire’s Star

Ср, Октябрь 31, 2018 - 7:30

Better known as Hind's Crimson Star, R Leporis is a rare star in planet Earth's night sky. It's also a shocking shade of red. The star's discoverer, 19th century English...

Orionids Meteors over Inner Mongolia

Вт, Октябрь 30, 2018 - 7:30

Meteors have been shooting out from the constellation of Orion. This was expected, as October is the time of year for the Orionids Meteor Shower. Pictured here, over two dozen meteors were caught in successively added exposures last..

Shells of Stars in Elliptical Galaxy PGC 42871

Пн, Октябрь 29, 2018 - 7:30

How do galaxies grow? To help find out, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed to image the unusual elliptical galaxy PGC 42871. How this galaxy came to be surrounded by numerous shells of stars may give clues about how it evolved.

Ultraviolet Earth from an Observatory on the Moon

Вс, Октябрь 28, 2018 - 7:30

Which planet is this? Earth. The featured false color picture shows how the Earth shines in ultraviolet (UV) light. The image is historic because it was taken from the surface of the Moon by humanity's only lunar observatory.

Airglow Borealis

Сб, Октябрь 27, 2018 - 8:30

The best known asterism in northern skies hangs over the Canadian Rockies in this mountain and night skyscape taken last week from Banff National Park. But most remarkable is the amazing greenish airglow. With...

IC 59 and IC 63 in Cassiopeia

Пт, Октябрь 26, 2018 - 8:30

These bright rims and flowing shapes look ghostly on a cosmic scale. A telescopic view toward the constellation Cassiopeia, the colorful (zoomable) skyscape features the swept-back, comet-shaped clouds IC 59 (left) and IC 63.